In the following Jerome Gambit game, it is interesting to see how a sudden shift in play changes the outcome.
Arman-Avdalyan - CoolStoryBob99
1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2025
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Qe7
Returning to Whistler's defense to the Jerome Gambit.
8.Qxh8
Once again, taking the bait. As laid out in "Jerome Gambit: Avoid the Quicksand"
Whistler's defense, possibly Black's strongest choice, from a computer's perspective.
The Database, however, illustrates the complications of the position: there are 687 games with 7...Qe7, with White scoring 50%. Now, 8.Qxh8 has been played in 492 games, with White scoring 51%. Stockfish 16.1 scoffs.
Recommended, instead, is to leave the Rook alone and play 8.Qh4+, which appears in 73 games in The Database, with White scoring 57%.
8...Qxe4+ 9.Kf1
Holding onto the g-pawn.
9...Nf6 10.Nc3 Qe7
The sudden shift from attack to defense changes the balance in the game. It is not obvious why the text is an error. Instead, the right path started with 10...Qd4.
11.d3 b6
Black realizes that if he gets his Bishop to b7, his Rook will threaten the enemy Queen.
The computer, however, assesses that there is not time for that, and instead recommends exchanging Queens with 11...Qf8 12.Qxf8+ Bxf8.
12.Bg5 Bd4
This is a 1-minute game, and that limits calculation. Here Black abandons his original idea, although he should have continued with 12...Bb7, although White can exchange his way out of difficulty with 13.Qxf6+ Qxf6 14.Bxf6 Kxf6 15.Ne4+ Bxe4 16.dxe4
13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Qxh7+ Kf8 15.Qxg6 Bb7
White is ahead three pawns and the exchange.
16.Re1 Qc5
A slip, likely an effect of the clock.
17.Qxf6+ Black resigned
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